EVANSVILLE, Ind. – University of Southern Indiana Men’s Basketball concludes its three-game road swing Tuesday when it visits Morehead State University in Morehead, Kentucky. Tipoff is slated for 6:30 p.m. (CST).
The USI Screaming Eagles (9-11, 4-6 OVC), who have won three of their last four games, split last week in OVC action. USI started last week with a tough loss at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, 82-76, before bouncing back to defeat Eastern Illinois University, 64-60.
USI sophomore forward Stephen Olowoniyi led the Eagles last week with 12.0 points and 6.5 rebounds per game. Junior guards Damoni Harrison and Sam Kodi rounded out the double-digit scorers with 10.5 points per game.
For the season, Harrison and junior guard Jayland Randall lead the team with 14.5 points apiece. Olowoniyi follows with 13.6 points per game and a team-best 6.5 rebounds per contest.
The MSU Eagles (13-8, 8-2 OVC) leads the OVC despite a split last week. Morehead State opened with a 73-66 win at EIU before falling at SIUE, 65-54, Saturday. Morehead State has won five of six games and 10 of the last 12.
Morehead State extended its all-time series lead over USI to 4-1 after winning at Liberty Arena, 70-68. Harrison led USI with a game-high 24 points, while junior guard Braxton Jones came off the bench to score 20.
Following the game at Morehead State, the Screaming Eagles return to Liberty Arena to start a three-game homestand. USI begins the three-game set February 1 by hosting Tennessee Tech University at 3:30 p.m.
The Golden Eagles of TTU snapped a four-game losing streak with an 89-85 overtime win on Saturday at the University of Tennessee at Martin. TTU, which visits Morehead State before coming to USI, is 6-4 in the last 10 games, including a five-game winning streak.
USI lost on the road, 68-64, in the first meeting of this season with TTU. Olowoniyi led USI with a double-double, 26 points and 13 rebounds, while Harrison added 20 points.
All of the USI Basketball action can be seen live on ESPN+. The game can also be heard on ESPN 97.7FM (http://listentotheref.com) and 95.7FM The Spin (http://957thespin.com).
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